Sentence Improvement for SBI PO : Set 1

Sentence Improvement

1. Can this machine be adapted in farm work.

(a) by

(b) into

(c) for

(d) to

(e) no correction required

2. when the Prime Minister said this, we know whom he was eluding to.

(a) referring

(b) alluding

(c) hinting

(d) suggesting

(e) no correction required

3. The weather was not good, it was a bit pleasant.

(a) a little

(b) to some extent

(c) fairly

(d) rather

(e) no correction required

4. When we reached the site of the crash, we saw only three alive men in the wreck.

(a) living

(b) lively

(c) live

(d) breathing

(e) no correction required

5. Hardly had she entered the police station then all officers stood up.

(a) than

(b) when

(c) before

(d) since

(e) no correction required

6. Do how I say.

(a) which

(b) that

(c) as

(d) like

(e) no correction required

7. Though a hero, he acted a coward.

(a) with cowardice

(b) as coward

(c) cowardly

(d) as like a coward

(e) no correction

8. They were all astonished at his failure in the examination.

(a) for

(b) on

(c) in

(d) from

(e) no correction

9. Due to bad weather the number of ships crossing the channel last week is very small.

(a) are being

(b) are

(c) were

(d) was

(e) none

10. The bag is so heavy that I can hardly carry it.

(a) as

(b) too

(c) much

(d) more

(e) none